DANCE PROGRAM FACULTY

KRISTEN GRABBE
COMPANY, Jazz, Ballet, Jumps & Turns, Choreographer
Kristen Grabbe is a New York based choreographer and educator whose passion for dance has propelled her far in her career. After graduating from Marymount Manhattan College as a dance major, she transformed that passion into a successful nationwide teaching career. She has worked with countless dancers as a Convention Teacher, with credits including Groove, Beyond the Stars, and Artistic Dance Exchange. She has also joined One Beat Dance Brands and Star Dance Alliance as an adjudicator for competitions both regionally and nationally. She can also be seen sharing her expertise with numerous studios across the country as a Master Class teacher and choreographer, consistently earning top placements across multiple seasons and receiving an array of choreography accolades. Her talents were further recognized when she was invited to set her choreography on dancers at Manhattanville College's Spring Dance Concert as a Guest Choreographer. Known for her inspiring mentorship, Kristen has been known to inspire students and push their personal boundaries and skills, encouraging them to continuously grow and develop their artistry.

MILES KEENEY
Hip Hop, Choreographer
Miles is a New York City based professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He's represented by MSA talent agency, and has worked commercially in both New York and Los Angeles. His credits include dancing for Samsung, Silentó, Jason Derulo, and Calvin Chen, as well as choreographing for Broadway Dance Center, The University of Auckland in New Zealand, The University of Virginia, and for countless videos and stage performances. He's had the opportunity to train under the most revered names in the industry on both coasts and has been noted for his power, ferocity, and versatility. Miles graduated in 2015 with a BA in Dance with a double major in Developmental Psychology from Connecticut College. A powerhouse teacher, Miles teaches consistently in New York City at Peridance Capezio Center as well as various studios across the country. He's developed a unique jazz funk style that pulls from his training in hip hop, jazz, contemporary, and modern. His classes leave his students feeling like they channeled their inner superstar and tapped into a higher level of performance quality. He is currently a resident faculty member at Artistic Dance Exchange Competition and Convention, and remains an experienced competition judge, having judged for all regional and national competition dates of Step Up 2 Dance's 2015-2016 season.

ANTONIO BOSS
Hip Hop, Choreographer
Antonio Boss born and raised in South Carolina set out to New York after realizing his dream. Antonio has toured for 6 years with Tony and Emmy Award winning Broadway productions, including "Blast," "Blast II:M.I.X.," and "Aida". After touring Antonio was led by his passion for education. Now teaching in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York he continues to help young talent develop and mature into the artist they were born to be. His dance company, Erafusion, has performed in many avenues in the entertainment world. Since the beginning, the company has made it through adversity and loss. Led by their passion for dance and performance, Erafusion continues to push themselves to new creative and personal heights, driven by the diversity of its members, regardless of race, gender, and background.


GEORGIA CLAY
COMPANY, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Choreographer
Born and raised in Queensland, Australia, Georgia Clay has been dancing since the age of three. After years of training in all styles of dance, at eleven she decided to focus on her passion for classical and contemporary dance at the Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy. Georgia has spent considerable time in New York, some of which included training at the esteemed Gelsey Kirkland Academy and Vassiliev Academy of Classical Ballet. After graduating year 12 Georgia moved to the USA, accepting a full Scholarship to The Rock School For Dance Education’s ‘Professional Program’. During her time in America, she performed in several productions and gained invaluable experience training under some of the industry’s finest. Georgia achieved Distinctions in both her Royal Academy of Dance Advanced 2 examination and Australian Conservatoire of Ballet Senior Level examination. Georgia also currently holds Australian Conservatoire of Ballet Teacher Qualifications and an Australian Teachers of Dance Certificate III in Dance Education. In 2021, Georgia completed Queensland Ballet’s teacher training program and has since been running her own successful ballet company “Ballet By Georgia Clay”, which has been featured multiple times on National News. As well as operating her own business she has taught for several dance studios in Queensland and has choreographed numerous award winning routines.
In addition to performing countless works in Australia, she was featured in Animus Movement’s 2022 and 2023 contemporary shows in New York City and has recently joined the Hudson Ballet Theatre in New York. Georgia has an immense love for both teaching and performing and is very passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience, with the next generation.
KENZIE DUMARS
Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, Choreographer
Born and raised in Maryland, Kenzie DuMars started dance at the young age of three and is now a professional dancer, teacher and choreographer. She trained as a competitive dancer and also participated in a multitude of local and regional theatre productions. Kenzie started teaching and choreographing at the age of 13 where her passion only grew more. After graduating high school, she moved to NYC and studied dance at Marymount Manhattan College. Since then, she has had the pleasure to perform for Sax Fifth Avenue’s Christmas Light Show, Ipsy’s GLAMiversary event at Hudson Yards, “Halloween At The Jane” and numerous other choreography festivals throughout NYC. Kenzie is a certified teacher through Dance Masters of America in ballet, tap and jazz and has passed multiple levels of Acrobatic Arts as a student. She performs, teaches, and choreographs throughout NJ and NY and has received numerous regional and national choreography awards. Kenzie is so happy to also continuing her passion for competitive dance by working with One Beat Dance Brands.

HEATHER EASLEY
Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, Choreographer
Heather Easley is a movement artist based in New York City, and working throughout New England. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and has had the privilege of training across the world in The Netherlands, London, Italy, and Berlin. Heather has trained with artists Jun Kuribayashi, Marcus Schulind, Maxine Doyle, Mike Tyus, Kurt Douglas, and companies such as Hofesh Shechter Company, Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal, Gallim, Batsheva, BODYTRAFFIC, and Crystal Pite's Kidd Pivot. Her performance repertoire includes works by Loni Landon, Hofesh Shechter, Joseph Toonga, Hybridmotion, and Jessi Stegall, showcasing her versatility as a mover and performer. In the studio, she values rigor, compassion, and exploration, and is always excited to learn from her peers.
Heather has taught at studios, conventions, and competitions across the country. She joined faculty at The Boston Conservatory in the Fall of 2022, and has guest taught at Arizona State University, Ballet RI, and London Studio Center.
She has been commissioned to set work at The Boston Conservatory, Maine Dance Company, Paramount Theatre, and Agganis Arena, has collaborated on projects with Cirque du Soleil and HBO Max, and was one of the choreographers involved in the 2023 Berklee Honorary Doctorate Concert, honoring Usher, Roberta Flack, and Sona Jaberteh. Heather’s youth choreography has earned over five IDA nominations for "Best Contemporary” in 2021, 2022, and 2023, and she was named “Best Choreographer” at Turn It Up in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Her students have gone on to study at Point Park University, The Boston Conservatory, The Jacobs School at IU, and have performed with the Boston Celtics, at Tedx, and many companies across the country.
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VOICE PROGRAM FACULTY

RONY LEE GOFFER
Vocal Instructor/Coach
Rony Lee Goffer is originally from Israel. She is an Alumnus of Beit-Zvi, Israel’s foremost school for musical theater. Favorite roles on the Israeli stage include: Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" (Amneris), "A Chorus Line" (Shiela), "Fame-the Musical" (Miss Sherman), and "Oedipus: Trial of the Gods" (Jokasta). In New York, she has appeared in the Queens Players “Hamlet” (Gertrude). She is a recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Scholarship. Rony is also a SONY recording artist, as well as a member of the girl pop duo “XELLE”.